1987 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

1987 Cal Poly Mustangs football
1987 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference	Western Football Conference
Record	7–3 (3–3 WFC)
Head coach	Lyle Setencich (1st season);
Home stadium	Mustang Stadium
	Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

The 1987 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1987 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Lyle Setencich, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the WFC.^[1] The team was outscored by its opponents 275 to 173 for the season. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

1987 Western Football Conference standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Portland State $^	6	–	0	–	0	11	–	2	–	1
Cal State Northridge	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Cal Poly	3	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Santa Clara	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Southern Utah State	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Sacramento State	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Cal Lutheran	1	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	Humboldt State*		Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 30–24	4,401
September 19	at Cal Lutheran		Mt. Clef Field Thousand Oaks, CA	W 51–23	2,108
September 26	at Chico State*		University Stadium Chico, CA	W 32–17	3,500–4,608	^[2]
October 3	No. 12 UC Davis*	No. 19	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA (rivalry)	W 41–0	5,688–6,643	^[3]
October 10	at Cal State Hayward*	No. 13	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 40–14	100–1,000	^[4]^[5]
October 17	Cal State Northridge	No. 11	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 21–20	6,327	^[6]
October 24	at Sacramento State	No. 8	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 13–21	4,200
October 31	Portland State	No. 14	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 7–31	5,082	^[7]
November 14	at Southern Utah State	No. 17	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	L 7–10	400–438	^[8]
November 21	Santa Clara		Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 33–13	3,511
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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